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Orlando Magic is a professional basketball team and
one of seven teams in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern
Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In
anticipation of the team's move to Amway Center, the Magic
updated its logo. They retained the streaking ball logo, but
changed the word mark taken from their current uniforms. The
Magic are scheduled to host the NBA All-Star Game in 2012.
The team takes its name from the Magic Kingdom of Walt
Disney World, which is also located in Orlando. Orlando Magic Tickets

Orlando Magic is a professional basketball team based in Orlando,
Florida. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the
National Basketball Association (NBA) and are currently coached by Stan Van
Gundy. The franchise was founded in 1989 as an expansion franchise and has had
such notable NBA stars such as Shaquille O'Neal, Penny Hardaway, Grant Hill,
Rashard Lewis, Hedo Türkoğlu, Tracy McGrady, Steve Francis, Dwight Howard, Ben
Wallace, and Vince Carter throughout its young history. The franchise has also
been in the playoffs for more than half of their existence (12 playoff
appearances in 21 years). Orlando has been the most successful of the four
expansion teams brought into the league in 1988 and 1989 in terms of winning
percentage. As of 2010, they are the only team in the "big four" sports leagues
to play in the city of Orlando.

In the 2009 offseason, Orlando Magic traded Rafer Alston, Tony Battie,
and Courtney Lee to the New Jersey Nets in exchange for eight-time All-Star
Vince Carter and Ryan Anderson.[26] Hedo Türkoğlu, as part of a sign-and-trade,
was sent to the Toronto Raptors. They then made several free agent signings. On
July 10, former Dallas Mavericks power forward Brandon Bass was given a 4-year
deal.[27] On July 21, the Magic signed former Phoenix Suns Forward Matt
Barnes.[28] On August 19, they signed former Miami Heat point guard Jason
Williams.[29]

On September 28, 2009, Orlando extended the contract of head coach Stan Van
Gundy by exercising his option for the 2010–11 season. They did the same for
General Manager Otis Smith, which would keep him in that position through the
2011–12 season.[30]

The Magic were without Rashard Lewis for the first 10 games of the 2009–10
season. Lewis tested positive for an elevated testosterone level that was caused
by an over-the-counter supplement containing a substance banned by the
league.[31] To make matters worse, Vince Carter suffered a left ankle injury in
just the second game of the season. Carter's injury turned out to be not too
serious, but caused him to miss the next five games. Another setback came in
mid-November, when Jameer Nelson injured his left knee, which required
arthroscopic surgery to repair. Nelson would be out for five weeks. Despite all
of this, the Magic had a 23–8 record at the end of December.

Orlando Magic lost seven of their first ten games in January, but
recovered well enough to post a winning record for the month by winning six of
their next seven. Following the All-Star break, the Magic went on a roll,
winning 23 of their 28 remaining games, clinching their fourth consecutive
playoff berth and winning their third consecutive division championship in the
process. The Magic finished the regular season with a 59–23 record, matching
their record from the 2008–09 season, and finishing with not only the
second-best record in the Eastern Conference, but the second-best record in the
entire league. The Magic swept the Charlotte Bobcats and the Atlanta Hawks in
the first two rounds of the playoffs, respectively. They then faced the Boston
Celtics in the conference finals. After losing the first three games of the
series, Orlando managed to win the next two games, but lost on the road in Game
6, ending their season.The first half of the 2008–09 season went very well for
the Orlando Magic. After 41 games, the Magic were 33–8, leading the
Southeast Division, as well as having one of the top four records in the league.
At the start of February, Jameer Nelson, their all-star starting point guard,
went down with a shoulder injury which caused him to miss the remainder of the
season. After trading for Rafer Alston, the Orlando Magic finished the
regular season with a 59–23 record, it was the most games the team had won in a
season since the 1995–96 season in which they had 60 wins. In the playoffs, the
Orlando Magic beat the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the playoffs
and the defending champions the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference
semifinals, behind assistant coach Patrick Ewing's guarantee that they would win
Game 7 of that series. In their first conference finals since 1996, the
Orlando Magic beat the Cleveland Cavaliers, which were led by the season's
MVP, LeBron James. After dropping the first two games in the Finals against the
Los Angeles Lakers, the Orlando Magic finally won their first ever game
in the finals in Game 3. The Lakers won the series and the championship by
beating the Orlando Magic in five games.

In the 2009 offseason, Orlando Magic traded Rafer Alston, Tony Battie,
and Courtney Lee to the New Jersey Nets in exchange for eight-time All-Star
Vince Carter and Ryan Anderson. They then made several free agent signings. On
July 10, former Dallas Mavericks power forward Brandon Bass was given a 4 year
deal. On July 21, the Orlando Magic signed former Phoenix Suns Forward
Matt Barnes. On August 19, they signed former Miami Heat point guard Jason
Williams.